New Delhi: Three men received severe burns as the internet cable thrown out of the window in the Shaheen Bagh area of South East Delhi touched the high-tension wire, the police said on Sunday.

The police received a call about the fire at 12.30 p.m in Shaheen Bagh which said that the second floor of the 4-storey house, owned by Shamsh Tarbez, was under renovation and a mechanic was fixing the net connection. "He threw the cable from the window, which came in contact with high-tension wire adjoining the building. It caused a blast and caused fire," said Kumar Gyanesh, Additional DCP South East.